These Are the Most Popular Kid Costumes of the Last 26 Years
Every year, pop culture trends seem to shape the way kids choose their Halloween costumes (or determine how a parent is going to dress up their little one to win cool points on social media). There are always a handful of popular costumes per year — sometimes they're a hit regardless of age group, others just in kiddo-land — but only one a year has taken the top spot for the youngest trick-or-treaters over the last 26 years.
Whether you'd dress your kid in one of these now or not — Scream was popular back in the '90s . . . parents couldn't say no to the nightmare-inducing costume — read through to see which costume was most popular for kids each year since 1990.
1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1991
The Terminator
1992
Catwoman
1993
Genie (Aladdin)
1994
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
1995
Woody and Buzz (Toy Story)
1996
Ghost (Scream)
1997
Batman
1998
South Park characters
1999
Ash and Pikachu (Pokémon)
2000
Wolverine
2001
Harry Potter characters
2002
Spider-Man
2003
Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)
2004
SpongeBob SquarePants
2005
Darth Vader
2006
Vampires
2007
Hannah Montana
2008
The Joker (The Dark Knight)
2009
Witches
2010
Rapunzel (Tangled)
2011
Angry Birds
2012
Merida (Brave)
2013
Minions (Despicable Me)
2014
Frozen characters
2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens characters